Guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 I haven't seen much talk about comping around here. So I was wondering, who is your favorite musician as far as "comping" goes? Limit this to pianists and guitarists. My favorite is...... HERBIE HANCOCK Especially his work on: -Empyerean Isles -Maiden Voyage -Directions in Music Quote
clifford_thornton Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Mal Waldron, or Cecil Taylor. I also like Stanley Cowell's playing in the '60s for this reason (partly), but haven't listened to enough recent stuff to comment. Quote
JSngry Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 No one favorite, but let me say right now that Duke Ellington's comping makes almost everybody else's sound, uh...."unfocused". Quote
sal Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner are my favorites, although I only recently realized how brilliant Hank Jones is as well. His comping on the new Joe Lovano CD really caught my ear, and after going back and re-listening to all the Hank Jones in my collection, its clear that he's one of the best. Quote
Rosco Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Some good choices so far... I'm gonna put in a word for Wynton Kelly. Quote
Guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 (edited) Yeah McCoy's a beast at comping. Look at who he got to comp for too.... lucky motherfu$%er. Uh yeah anyways, I must give props to Chick Corea. His comping on the Akoustic Band CD with Patitucci and Weckl is amazing (yes, obviously when John solos). Edited June 30, 2005 by Beboptrumpeter Quote
Guy Berger Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Agree about Herbie -- almost perfectly responsive to the soloists, and he got even better after Maiden Voyage. Chick Corea and McCoy aren't quite on that Olympian level, but they're stupendous. Guy Quote
mikeweil Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Herbie is a great comper. John Lewis too, and playing counterpoint at the same time. Hank Jones, impeccable accompanist extraordinaire. Currently I enjoy Joao Donato's organ comping behind Cal Tjader on "The Prophet", a 1968 Verve LP. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Herbie on those BN sides circa '65, yeah, very interesting. Sometimes McCoy, though I always think he's a little cloying. Quote
JohnS Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Sonny Clark, Sonny Clark, Sonny Clark! ← Quote
bluesForBartok Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Herbie for sure. Also Wynton Kelly, Jim Hall and Tony Williams. Quote
bertrand Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Harry Appleman and Janelle Gill, two DC-area players who just knock me out. Bertrand. Quote
Dave James Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 For those who said Sonny Clark...I am for you. Up over and out. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Herbie no contest. Let's open this to organists. Jimmy Smith Quote
Kalo Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 (edited) Ellington, Basie, Monk. Jim Hall! Edited June 30, 2005 by Kalo Quote
Jim R Posted June 30, 2005 Report Posted June 30, 2005 Some great examples mentioned. I'll add... Barney Kessel Tommy Flanagan Quote
BFrank Posted July 1, 2005 Report Posted July 1, 2005 Let's give it up for Harold Mabern! Great stuff with Lee Morgan and also George Coleman. Quote
kh1958 Posted July 1, 2005 Report Posted July 1, 2005 You took the words from my keyboard. Horace Silver ← Quote
Guy Berger Posted July 1, 2005 Report Posted July 1, 2005 Horace Silver ← Good call, Brownie. I really like Horace's comping, and piano playing in general. Also, not sure who mentioned Duke and Monk, but I like their comping as well. Guy Quote
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